CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 27, 2016	Aug. 29, 2015
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 10,185	$ 40,305
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	280,839	237,348
Lease termination and impairment charges	13,014	14,659
LIFO charge	27,511	11,973
Loss on sale of assets, net	1,230	320
Stock-based compensation expense	23,696	16,201
Loss on debt retirements, net		33,205
Changes in deferred taxes	1,998	1,574
Excess tax benefit on stock options and restricted stock	(3,248)	(20,869)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(227,255)	8,119
Inventories	(157,471)	(24,469)
Accounts payable	150,339	31,909
Other assets and liabilities, net	(107,972)	(8,703)
Net cash provided by operating activities	12,866	341,572
Investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment	(225,718)	(271,683)
Intangible assets acquired	(28,869)	(43,462)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired		(1,779,571)
Proceeds from dispositions of assets and investments	6,833	6,081
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(247,754)	(2,088,635)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		1,800,000
Net proceeds from revolver	250,000	728,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(11,230)	(661,217)
Change in zero balance cash accounts	534	(51,309)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	3,958	8,105
Financing fees paid for early debt redemption		(26,003)
Excess tax benefit on stock options and restricted stock	3,248	20,869
Deferred financing costs paid		(34,634)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	246,510	1,783,811
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	11,622	36,748
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	124,471	115,899
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	136,093	152,647
Supplementary cash flow data:
Cash paid for interest (net of capitalized amounts of $101 and $87, respectively)	199,966	170,053
Cash payments of income taxes, net of refunds	5,628	3,154
Equipment financed under capital leases	2,860	1,271
Equipment received for noncash consideration	746	2,011
Stock consideration issued in connection with business acquisitions		240,907
Conversion of the 8.5% convertible notes to common stock		64,089
Gross borrowings from revolver	1,937,000	2,904,000
Gross payments to revolver	$ 1,687,000	$ 2,176,000